The Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/1944
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

In this Order—

“ the Act ” means the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009;

“area” means—

in England, a district or London borough;

in Wales, a county or county borough;

in Scotland, a local government area;

“the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Section 3 Authorisation of data schemes

Subject to article 4, the Secretary of State may provide to the registration officer for an area mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule information described in Part 2 of the Schedule which relates to that area.

Section 4 Authorisation of data schemes

(1) The Secretary of State may provide information to a registration officer under article 3 only if—

(a) the information is provided before 1st April 2013;

(b) the information is provided for the purpose mentioned in section 35(2) of the Act; and

(c) the Secretary of State and the registration officer have agreed in writing, in relation to the scheme, requirements as to the processing of information, including requirements as to the transfer, storage, destruction and security of information.

(2) An agreement under paragraph (1)(c) must make provision for the consequences of a failure to comply with such requirements, and those consequences may include the suspension or termination of the provision of information by the Secretary of State.

Section 5 Evaluation date

For the purpose of section 36(3) of the Act, the evaluation date for each scheme is 30th June 2013.

Section 6 Revocation

The Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2011 is revoked.

Section 7

The name, address and date of birth of individuals appearing in databases kept by the Secretary of State—

(a) for the purposes of functions relating to social security (including such information kept on behalf of the Department for Social Development ); and

(b) relating to working tax credit, child tax credit and child benefit (being information kept on behalf of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs ).

Section 8

Any other information contained in the databases mentioned in paragraph 1 which relates to the information mentioned in that paragraph.